Trichosporon infection in chronic kidney disease patients from a tertiary care hospital - a case series or an outbreak? An unanswered question but a well-managed problem.

While the majority of spp. isolated in clinical laboratories are typically associated with episodes of colonization or superficial infections, this fungal species has gained recognition as an opportunistic pathogen, leading to invasive infections worldwide. In this article, we present a case series of spp.

Airborne Infection Control Practices in Homes for the Aged in the Context of Tuberculosis Elimination.

Background: National Strategic Plan to End tuberculosis (TB) in India 2020-2025 aims to prevent the emergence of TB in susceptible populations. Airborne infection control (AIC) practices in high-risk settings like homes for the aged (HFA) will be essential to achieve this.

Objective: The objective is to assess the AIC practices (AICPs) in HFA in the Kollam district in Kerala, India.

Prevalence of tuberculosis in homes for the aged and orphanages of a district in Kerala, India.

Background: India accounts for one fourth of the TB burden globally. One of the objectives of the National Strategic Plan is to achieve 90% notification rate of all TB cases. Screening of high risk groups is one of the important components towards achieving this objective.

Efficacy of an online course in developing competency for prescribing balanced diet by medical students: A non - inferiority trial.

Background: In the COVID era, medical education has been hit hard. Paradoxically, the need for health professionals has increased. Online methods are being widely used, but its efficacy is rarely measured.